Who would've thought Azure Ray would be on that list, I guess it's the downside of being a replacement team since they don't have time to prepare for this tournament.

I also fell for that Vitality trap and threw most of my profit on them to win. I almost lost it all if I didn't watch the final, but I still think it's the better bet because no one expected Vitality to have that off day in the most important match of the tournament.

That upset from the Nuggets was intense and made me think they could collapse anytime since the Wolves only needed one run to tie the game.

I should've placed my bets several hours ago before the bad news came out from the Cavs as they don't have Mitchell and this is the chance for the Celtics to run away with the series. Now the line shifted by a few points, but I still expect the Celtics to cover the spread unless someone from the Cavs decides to step up and fill in Mitchell's spot.



Edit: The Celtics threw the spread and were close to losing the game, I should just stick with the team totals next time. 

I'd pick online gambling if i'm going to do it regularly because you have to do extra steps to place bets physically, but if i'm gambling with my friends i'll always pick fiat casinos.

On the other hand, it's unusual to view cryptocurrencies as something without any value, I understand that the prices could swing down to almost nothing, but that'll take a lot of money before it can happen and there are crypto casinos that convert your balance to fiat if that's what you're concerned about.

With only the PGL Wallachia matches scheduled for today, here's my parlay (@2.62) for the next two series. Playing it safe with Team Liquid ML, they should beat the weakest EU team in this tournament within two maps, but you never know with Team Liquid's experimental drafts. Then the value pick on Team Secret because VP isn't performing any better and their odds might've been inflated after that 2-0 sweep against Heroic.

That upset was unreal from Mouz, they didn't look that convincing throughout the playoffs, while Vitality looked like the best team at this tournament, only to underperform in the grand finals. I had Vitality in my pre-live tickets, then switched midway through the series after they looked flat at the first map and grabbed their -2.5 map handicap @3.00 odds.

No roster changes happened between Mouz, but based on their team page, they did get Xyp9x as their assistant coach. They did get lucky with the series against Vitality, but still, they've always been a top team, it's just they're lacking the experience because of their young roster.

I've gone through that pattern countless times and now it has helped me take an extra step to withdraw everything to my wallet or store it somewhere else whenever I break even.

Despite knowing the risks, it's always easy to keep falling for these mistakes because we always want to make the most out of our luck, but we forget how luck can quickly shift the other way, and all it takes is one streak of losses to waste that opportunity.

What a finish to that high-scoring round 9, only six goals for a point, and i'm glad Arsenal parked the bus to complete the draw. GG imarios and well played to your tough team.  

Our team will use this free week to prepare for round 10, and best of luck to the teams playing in this week's cup rounds.

I have to go with the Nuggets as well, I believe they can pull it off for the second time on the road and deny the Wolves from going up 3-1 before they go back to Denver.



The fatigue is probably setting in for some of their starters since they're always playing 40+ minutes a game.

Weekly Update(link)

Removed 8ombard from the table.
Moved Spinarium from PNYC to CFNP.
Moved Blackjack.fun from OFNP to CFNP.

I'll add the other table back once there's an available slot.

That win from Sweden pushed me back by another point again, I was hoping Team USA would come out on top to tie things up, but now I need both q8 and q9 for the draw.  

$60,200

$59,500

Both underdogs in the NBA just had to win on the road yesterday, and I could be trailing by two points again. They better keep things rolling on game three so imarios doesn't get the point. 

I was also lost on the hockey question and chose the same teams as the one in the example.

$63,800

Time: 35'

I used to have a spreadsheet to track my bets but I eventually stopped because it already served its purpose and helped me take gambling less seriously. It still helps a lot if you're planning to take sports betting seriously, if you don't want to spend much effort you can find some tracking templates shared by other bettors.

If it's for luck-based games, it won't offer that much help because you're set up to lose even if you change your strategy or avoid specific games.

Yeah, that game was a rollercoaster, I thought the Pacers would continue to pull away once the third quarter started, but Brunson and the Knicks quickly brought it back in the third quarter.

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I'll keep rolling the same bets for the Celtics game and better go with the same strategy when it's working since the previous series. I can't find the first-half team total market, so the first-half handicap should be fine. I doubt any adjustment is enough for the Cavs to make this more competitive.



Edit: My bet lost as the Celtics finally got that off day while the Cavs popped off hitting at least half of their three-point shots.

I expected free spins to be similar to free bets in sports betting, once you finish claiming your spins through a specific slot game, you only have to roll it over once.

Yup, i've linked this winning post of mine multiple times before and was lucky enough to hit a 100x multiplier from a few dollars worth of free spins. This one came at a cost, i've lost a few hundred dollars before getting that win.

Nope, free spins will always have a catch(wager requirements, depositing specific amounts, VIPs, etc.), and if they plan to give away money with little to no requirements, it'll only be for a limited time.

We'll see if they'll pick him up after the tournament since it looked like the guys from Nigma Galaxy (Sumail and GH) are officially filling in the missing pieces for Shopify Rebellion. It'll be interesting to see the old EG duo Arteezy and Sumail back together once again.



Also, the tournament organizer Blast posted a teaser, and it appears they're hosting some Dota tournaments in the future, maybe with a leaderboard similar to their CS2 tournaments.

https://blast.tv/dota/news/blast-enters-dota

I skipped the Real Madrid match as I was focused on watching some CS2 earlier.  

I did grab today's NBA special (Knicks to win and Hart double-double @1.80), and I still can't believe this won when the live lines were 1.30 for the Pacers at one point. The Knicks had a perfect start in the first quarter leading by double digits then after Brunson sat out for a quarter and a half because of a hand injury, the Pacers took control, and finished the first half with a ten-point lead. Once Brunson returned in the third quarter the situation completely turned around for the Knicks and the Pacers couldn't get a bucket to stop the Knicks' momentum.